Holder or caster for condiment-receptacles.



A. BONGIOVANNI. HOLDER 0R CASTER FIOR CUNDIMENT RECEPTACLES.

v APPLICATION men A\1G.2.19|6.

1,215,338. Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

frame, and subsequently provide a detent ANTONIO iioNGiovANNI,v or is ARNN's-Bono, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOLDER R CASTER FOR CONDIMENT-RECEPTAQLESU;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

Application filed Aiig'iist 2, 191e. serial No. 112,754.

To all whom t may concern.' l

Be 1t known that LANTONIO BONGIOVANNI,

have invented a new and useful Holder or Caster for Condiment-Receptacles; and I `do hereby declare the f ol-v others skilled in the art to which tains to make and use the same.

rIhis invention relates to an improved holder or caster for condiment containers diametrically opposite positions of the table, may extend the frame, remove the desired container, then use it and return it to the collapse the frame. A further object of the invention is to ratchet for the revolving frame.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved holder for each container.

In practical fields the'details of construc-A tion may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure l is a view in improved caster or holder constructed in accordance with the invention. l

Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the frame of the caster or holder extended.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view on line 4`4 of Fig. 3, show` ing the detent ratchet means.

eferring more especially to the drawings l designates a base, which may be secured y screws or the like to a 2, preferably such as those used in lunch rooms and other public eating places. Rising from the base l is a standard 3, the upper great-er portion of which is hollowed out cylindrically, and which hollow is designated by the numeral 4. The bottom of the hollow7 4 1s provided with a tapered lug perspective of the Telescoping into the hollow 4 is a cylindrical p lower end of which is i a tapered upwardly extending depression- 7, which engages upon the upper extremity of the lug 5, thereby affording a thrust bearing for the post 6. cylindrical1 post 6 is provided with a series gage' extending duced cylindrical part 20. portion 19 recess 2l in t bar 22, so that portions 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the bars 22 and 23 are pivoted to the lazy-tong bars 30 and 31, by means of the pivot pins 32, which are riveted at 33. The adjacent ends of the ars 30 are together by the pin 34, pivoted together by the frame (which is tong bars) may be bars 30 and 3l by 8 are plates 39 rings are constructed. Th

of the lazy-tong are designed to receive condiment containers there being arms l1 constructed integral with the rings, to prevent the Containers from slipping through the rings. By grasping either one of the handles the frame may be extended, whereby a container may be easily removed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is z- In a caster, the combination of an eXtensible Jframe consisting of aplurality of lazytong bars and a standard comprising two sections, one of which being Xed to one of the lazy-tong bars oi'. the frame and pivoted to an adjacent bar thereof, of detent ratchet Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the means between the two sections, whereby one section may be held adjustably revoluble in the other section, said frame having condiment container holders, and handles carried by the pivots of the lazytong bars, for extending and collapsing the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTONIO BONGIOVANNI.

Witnesses:

E. W. WALSH, E. J. MCDONALD.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

